… Description: This large owl is commonly seen at the Garden as it nests in old hawk nests in the McDonald Woods or other wooded areas. …
Type: Birding
… Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2012. Considered a tender perennial, overwinter in a cool or frost free greenhouse with temperatures between 1 - 5 degrees Centigrade. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This clump-forming perennial rises to a height of 1 foot in full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It belongs in a border and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Long-awned Bracted Sedge Height: 24-36 in Width: 18-24 in Soil Conditions: Dry Flower Color: Brown Bloom Time: May, June Hardiness Zone: 4 TO 8 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… heighten your containers and garden with color, texture, and surprise? We love featuring mums in our fall displays at the Garden, but we also aim for variety and surprise. Here, Tim Pollak, … Commonly known as cockscomb because of its resemblance to a rooster’s comb, celosia comes in brightly colored red, pink, orange, or yellow blossoms that boast a velvety, wavy texture. … peppers are a favorite of mine, too,” says Pollak. “They’re a different kind of plant to see in a pot on a porch, and the fruit has fiery red, yellow, and orange color. When it gets down to …
Type: Blog
… Fall color is upon us, in all its heartbreakingly beautiful glory. All the key factors need to be in place for spectacular hues to emerge: abundant summer moisture, sunny fall days, and cool but … nighttime temperatures. Brilliant yellows and golds grab our attention, but let's go deeper in tone, to the often-overlooked drama of fall's purple foliage. There's more to fall color …
Type: Plant Info
… can thrive here with some attention to their culture and selection. They give continuous bloom in your garden from late May into early September; range in height from a diminutive 4 inches to a towering 8 feet; produce flowers from 1 inch across to as large as a dinner plate; dazzle in colors of white, pink, yellow, orange, and red to violet, and with all sorts of freckles, …
Type: Plant Info
… Zinnias originated as wildflowers in Mexico. They were also found growing a bit farther north in the western United States, and in parts of northern and western South America. As garden plants, zinnias have been enjoyed since …
Type: Plant Info
… the maximum number of top-quality spring flowers, tulips and daffodils require care first in fall, at planting time, and then again in spring. At both of these times, gardeners can enrich the soil by adding a couple of inches of organic compost as well as synthetic fertilizer. After planting the bulbs in fall, top-dress the bed with a balanced, 10-10-10 or 10-15-10 slow-release fertilizer. Lightly …
Type: Plant Info
… the maximum number of top-quality spring flowers, tulips and daffodils require care first in fall, at planting time, and then again in spring. At both of these times, gardeners can enrich the soil by adding a couple of inches of organic compost as well as synthetic fertilizer. After planting the bulbs in fall, top-dress the bed with a balanced, 10-10-10 or 10-15-10 slow-release fertilizer. Lightly …
Type: Plant Info
